Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy announced today that as of this morning, there are now 1,737 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Albany County to date, an increase of 37 in the last 24 hours. Additionally, there are now 750 people under mandatory quarantine and 7 people under precautionary quarantine. The five-day average for new daily positives is now 18.6. So far, 4,611 individuals have completed quarantine, with 1,359 of them having tested positive and recovered. That brings the county’s recovery rate up to 78.23%. 

Unfortunately, a county resident passed away overnight, a man in his 70’s with multiple underlying health conditions. This brings the county’s new death toll to 112. There are now 25 residents currently hospitalized, bringing the hospitalization rate to 1.43%, up from 1.18% Saturday. There is currently one person in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), down from three on Saturday. County Department of Health Commissioner joined the County Executive for the briefing to discuss some of the demographic data found on the County COVID-19 Dashboard Tracker and the State Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker. 

“Despite the tragic loss of one of our own overnight due to the virus, based on the Capital Region Control Room call this morning and the data we’re seeing, I’m confident we will be able to move into Phase 2 of reopening the economy on Wednesday. The number of people tested continues to go up while the percent positive cases continues to go down. In less than a week, we had tested an additional 3,000 people and our positive rate has dropped down to 7.5%,” said County Executive McCoy. 

As of May 30, 24,764 people had gotten tested with a percent positive rate of 7.5%. On May 24, there were about 21,704 people who had been tested, of which 8.3% tested positive. As of May 16, there were 17,226 people who had been tested with a percent positive rate of 9.2%. The number of positive cases among the 20 to 29 age range has nearly eclipsed the 50 to 59 age range with 290 cases and 293 cases, respectively. The 12203 zip code in Albany and Guilderland continues to have the highest number of infections with 245 positive cases, followed by 12208 with 144 and then 12206 with 131.

During the briefing, County Executive McCoy also announced the third week of the #AlbanyCountyStaySafe teen challenge and the two winners from the Week 1: Nevaeh Boyd and Olivia Minarch. For many middle school and high school students, this would normally be a time for prom and end of the year dances. If you’re within the ages of 13 and 18, you’re encouraged to post a photo or video to Instagram showing how you’re doing your own virtual celebrations while still following guidelines on social distancing and wearing a mask. Be sure to post with the hashtag #AlbanyCountyStaySafe by Saturday, June 6 at 11:59pm and you could win a $25 gift card to a local business.

This week’s schedule for Albany County’s walk-up mobile testing sites is below. Please note the updated timeframes for each site. The schedule is based on demand and mobile site locations are updated weekly based on that need. All testing is by appointment only, after being screened for symptoms over the phone. To be screened, please call (518) 465-4771. 

Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center - 920 Lark Drive, Albany

• Tuesday – 8:30am – 11:30am 
• Wednesday – 8:30am – 11:30am 
• Thursday – 8:30am – 11:30am  
• Friday – 8:30am – 11:30am 

Rotating Locations & Dates for the Week of June 1
The full updated schedule can be found at the Albany County website here.

• Tuesday, June 2, 9am – 11am 
Capital South Campus, 20 Warren St, Albany

• Wednesday, June 3, 9am – 11am 
Front of the Rensselaer County Administration Building, 1600 7th Ave, Troy

• Thursday, June 4, 9am – 11am  
Whitney Young Troy Health Center, 849 2nd Ave, Lansingburgh

• Friday, June 5, 9am – 11am  
Watervliet Health Center, 1804 Second Ave, Watervliet

County Executive McCoy continues to highlight the latest testing site in Albany County at Priority 1 Urgent Care that is now also providing antibody testing, located in Hamilton Square at 2080 Western Avenue in Guilderland. The partnership was made possible by Albany County supplying the facility with critical personal protective equipment for the staff and supplemental test kits. Testing will be reimbursed by an individual’s health insurance, and will be done by appointments only after patients come in to be screened for expanded CDC symptoms. Priority 1 is also now doing antibody testing. To schedule an appointment, you can call (518) 867-8040.

County Executive McCoy also encouraged those who are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to register for the drive-thru community testing site at Rite Aid, 1863 Central Avenue in Colonie. Testing is free for those who are eligible based on CDC guidelines and are at least 18 years old. It’s available between 9am and 5pm, seven days a week by appointment only. Registration is now available at www.riteaid.com. Tests will be conducted from within an individual’s car with self-swab nasal tests and with the help of a pharmacist.

For those experiencing stress, anxiety or depression while confined to their homes for extended periods of time, the Albany County COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line is available seven days a week from 8am to 8pm at (518) 269-6634. Anyone experiencing a psychiatric emergency should still call the Albany County Mobile Crisis Team at (518) 549–6500. The 24-hour sexual assault hotline number is (518) 447-7716.

The County Executive continues to offer online videos on coping, crafts and reading, AAU karate, exercise, proper use of personal protective equipment and more on the Albany County official website at the following link: COVID-19 Resources & Videos Link